1912 Auckland City mayoral election

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25 April 1912

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Turnout

13,636 (51.59%)


Candidate	James Parr	Alfred Hall-Skelton
Party	Independent	Independent
Popular vote	10,093	3,543
Percentage	74.01	25.99

Mayor before election

James Parr

Elected Mayor

James Parr

The 1912 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1912, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Background

The mayoral contest was viewed with great interest as it followed a recent industrial dispute. Sitting mayor James Parr was challenged by Alfred Hall-Skelton, who had the endorsement of the Federation of Labour. Parr claimed not to be an opponent of Labour but was against "revolutionary agitators".^[1]

Mayoralty results

1912 Auckland mayoral election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	James Parr	10,093	74.01
	Independent	Alfred Hall-Skelton	3,543	25.99
Majority			6,550	48.03
Turnout			13,636	51.59

Notes

References

Bush, Graham W. A. (1971). Decently and in Order: The Government of the City of Auckland 1840-1971. Auckland: Collins.

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